On the recordMay 18, 2012
I am opposed to the bill in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Garamendi moves to recommit the bill H.R. 4310 to the Committee on Armed Services with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with the following amendments: Strike section 343. At the end of subtitle C of title X, add the following new section: SEC. 1023. REPAIRING U.S. SHIPS IN AMERICAN PORTS TO CREATE JOBS. Section 7310 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ``Sec. 7310 Overhaul, repair, etc. of vessels in foreign shipyards: restrictions ``(a) Domestic Shipyards.--Except as provided in subsection (b), each naval vessel and each United States-flagged vessel that is providing services to the Federal Government may not be overhauled, repaired, or maintained in a shipyard outside the United States or Guam, other than in the case of voyage repairs. ``(b) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirement in subsection (a) if the Secretary-- ``(1) determines that such waiver-- ``(A) is necessary for purposes of national security; or ``(B) is in response to urgent repair; and ``(2) notifies the congressional defense committees of such waiver by not later than two days after issuing such waiver.''. Parliamentary Inquiry
